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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Hackney 1911
Report on the sanitary condition of the Hackney District for the year 1911
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On April 8th two sisters of the last case, viz., Alice, age10
years and Ivy age 12 years, fell ill. They were attended and
treated at home by a medical practitioner until May 20th when they
were notified to be suffering from enteric fever, and removed tohospital.
Again, on May 24th, George, another brother of the former
cases, age 8 years, fell ill, the medical attendant being called in on
the 27th. George was notified as suffering from enteric fever on
the 29th of that month and removed to hospital. This was the
last case of the group.
The following gives in table form the chief facts above recorded.
| Initials of Name. | Age. | Sex. | Date of Onset of Illness. | Date of Notification. | Date of Removal to Hospital. | Remarks. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. C. | 32 | F | Apl. 7 th | Apl. 20th | Apl. 10th | This was the first case in the group to occur. |
| C. C. | 10 | M | Apl. 15th | Apl. 25th | Apl. 25th | Son of above. |
| A. W. M. | 11 | M | Apl. 26th | May 6th | May 6th | C. C., above, had associated with this case daily for nearly a fortnight. |
| G. E.M. | 7 | F | May 6th | May 9th | May 9 th | Sister of last case, A. W. M. |
| A. M. | 10 | F | May 8th | May 13 th | May 20th | Sister of above. |
| I. M. | 2 | F | May 8th | May 13 th | May 20th | Sister of above. |
| G. H. M. | 8 | M | May 24th | May 29th | May 29th | Brother of above. |
To the above must be added Mrs. M., who suffered, as stated
above, for several days from diarrhoea and was medically treated
for the same. Although her illness was not diagnosed as enteric
fever, I am of opinion, in the light of the large number of cases
occurring amongst her children, that she too suffered from this